Following the APEC meetings’ ending, the official APEC sites are now open to tourists starting from last Friday. Read More>>
China’s Academy of Sciences have been hard at work researching the composition of PM 2.5 particles in order to trace the source. Read More>>
A report was released that indicates Beijing is over-populated and suffering from extreme water shortages. Read More>>
Beijing municipal authorities have announced that from September 15, foreign nationals coming to work in Beijing must meet the following requirements. Read More>>
The third Beijing Solana Lights Festival opening ceremony took place on the night of December 17. Using thousands of sea animals and inspired by the ocean floor for its architecture and lamp designs, a 130,000-square-meter space was used for the brilliantly ... Read More>>
Today, Beijing’s four big stations welcome back everybody who was on APEC holidays, and a huge rush is expected. Read More>>
According to analysis of traffic information on Sept 17th, the evening traffic jam lasted until about 21 o’clock, which was one hour later than usual. “This is the result of a series of factors, one of which is that there are more than 4.5 ... Read More>>
A new American Apparel clothing store, the largest international location in the world, is now open in Beijing's Parkview Green shopping center. Specialized in sweatshop-free casual wear that's solely manufactured in the USA, American Apparel is stocked with... Read More>>
During the APEC summit, emergency calls related to criminal cases dropped 71 percent. Road accidents and traffic jams were also reduced by 44 and 79 percent respectively. Read More>>
According to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Dec 15th will be Beijing’s coldest day in the past decade with a low temperature of -10.8℃. The morning’s temperature in Beijing even plummeted to -11℃. See also: Cold to Death: Surviving the ... Read More>>
Beijing was smothered by the heaviest fog of the year and the first hazardous air pollution day in 2011 on February 21st. According to meteorologists, the fog will not pass off until tonight and cloudy weather is expected from Friday to Sunday. Highest ... Read More>>
The incongruously titled “Happy Magic Water-Cube Park”, claimed to be the largest water park in the world, was opened to the public on the morning of June 16th. According to reports, the park located on Xiaotun Road, Fengtai District, costs a ... Read More>>
In response to the Moscow subway attack, Beijing police tightened security checks at subway stations around the city. Starting March 30, security checks at all Beijing Subway stations is tightened. For the first time, policemen will use detectors to search ... Read More>>
As if Beijing hasn’t banned enough fun, it has come up with a new regulation: Kongming lanterns (the ones that are like tiny hot air balloons and fuelled by candles) are now no longer permitted. Read More>>
According to the latest “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey” conducted by The Economist, Zurich has become the most expensive city to live in the world. In terms of Chinese cities, Shanghai ranked 42nd on the list while Beijing came in 59th. ... Read More>>
On April 11th, Beijing police started a crackdown on prostitution in nightclubs and entertainment centers all around town, closing down 35 night clubs after the raid. Beijing police has stated recently that they will continue to check up on nightclubs and ... Read More>>
Beijing is planning to keep emissions down, as APEC blue skies, as the clear skies in Beijing have been nicknamed by netizens, have apparently kick-started a new mentality. Hopefully. Read More>>
Photo: bjnews.com.cn Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 330m China World Trade Center III, opened officially on August 17th. The World Trade Hotel, located on floors 64 through 81, was one of the first businesses to commence operations. It only takes ... Read More>>
CJ Foodworld, a food court featuring various international restaurants, recently opened its first branch outside of Korea near the Rosedale Hotel in Beijing's northeastern Lido area. The trendy building houses various food establishments including Bibigo, ... Read More>>
The 2012 top ten Beijing catering establishments was announced on May 9 by the Beijing Business Today. Read More>>
This year, the official website of the Beijing Subway (http://www.bjsubway.com/) is being revamped; with one feature allowing passengers to enquire online about lose items in subway stations. Beijing Subway, lose items in subway stations, lost items on the ... Read More>>
A McDonald's branch will open on Jiugulou Dajie (旧鼓楼大街) in Beijing on December 30th. It will be the first McDonald's to be modeled after the "Old Beijing" aesthetic, not to mention it will be situated right across from the historical Bell and ... Read More>>
A new IKEA store is set to open in Daxing District in Beijing on November 7. The Swedish furniture store will be located near the Xihongmen subway station. Read More>>
After a 4-month trial operation, the commuter bus in the Shuangjing area was finally put into use last week, connecting many surrounding neighbourhoods with Shuangjing Station of Subway Line 10. According to reports, 10 other commuter bus lines will be open ... Read More>>